Moore Plumbing coming to downtown Ionia

A new business is taking shape on Main Street and owner Dennis Moore of Grand Ledge is hoping to put the community's plumbing needs and problems to rest.

Moore Plumbing is located at 341 W. Main St. and offers options in plumbing, heating and cooling, including sump pumps, water conditioners, iron filters for water systems, furnaces, and air conditioners. Service calls are also available.

"(Customers) will be able to go in and (my staff) will have the knowledge of what you need," said Moore. "We stand behind our product, so if there's a problem, it'll be taken care of right away."

Ionia store manager and resident Barbe DeLaney said she can provide name brand products - most of which are made in the United States.

"We're going to have the high quality (items), but without the outrageous price," said DeLaney.

In addition, she said soon she will be able to show customers a 3-D example of what a room will look like through an iPad application projected onto one of the building walls.

"I want to put in a quality product. If we see something has huge failures all the time, we'll tell the customer," added Moore.

Honesty is a quality important to him and his business, he said, as well as hiring local individuals. Giving back to the community also is a staple, Moore said. Each year at the main office location in Grand Ledge, the business gives a portion of their service funds to children and families in need of clothing, food or Christmas gifts, Moore said.

Although the business is open to customers, more features will be added in the next 30 days, Moore said. The building will provide working bathrooms, laundry rooms and kitchens as a showroom area for customers to get a real sense of how faucets and shower heads displace water for various needs and to see first-hand how cabinets and granite counter tops blend together.

"They can actually see the cabinets and the colors of the granite together," Moore said.

Granite displays also will be part of the store to give customers a realistic idea of cost, grain and color, which will save them time and possibly disappointment, he added.

Moore said he has been in the plumbing business since 1988 and started his own business in 2001. His father also has been in the field since 1970, he added.

If business excels in Ionia, Moore said he would like to expand the downtown business further into the local area.

For more information, call 616-522-1131 or visit www.mooreplumbingheating.com.